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Monday, September 26, 2011

Honest, it's not like I've given up eating--or cooking! I just have been a tad occupied lately.

I've got tons of recipes all written out, but haven't had time to ILLUSTRATE them...siiiigh. So this time we're going for photos and the heck with it!

Roasted red peppers can be bought at the store, of course--jars of them! But 'tis the season, the farmer's market has been full of wonderful things, and I like 'em fresh and slightly smoky-flavored so I like to do it myself.

In case you didn't know, bell peppers are on the "Dirty Dozen" list for those of us who care about pesticides and such. You can buy organic, which we do sometimes, grow your own, which we don't seem to, or buy them at the grocery store or farmer's market...then, you can either wash them VERY well (fruit and vegetable wash or a home made mixture of water, white vinegar, and lemon juice will strip off most contaminants) or do what I did and roast them.

They're lovely in Mexican food, salads, soups, you name it!

Sooo...here's how I learned todo it. You may choose the broiler or oven, but this is more controllable...and more fun! Of course you need a gas stove for this method. You can use a campfire or outdoor grill too, if you wish.

A long handled fork works great...turn over an open flame till the skin blackens all over...

Of course you can do two (or more) at a time, without the fork...just turn them as the skin begins to blacken. Careful, though, they're HOT. Use tongs or that fork to move them. And yes, they will drip pepper juice onto your stove...sooo worth it!

Let cool, then remove as much skin as possible under running water (it's the edible skin of peppers that holds the pesticides.) Your thumbnail's a handy scraping tool, here.

Remove the stem and seeds, and slice as shown or dice any size you like them. Use immediately or store in the fridge for a few days. You can even pickle them, if you want!

The Starving Artists have their own blog!

We started doing Starving Artists in the Kitchen on my original blog, The Quicksilver Workaholic, in the fall of 2008--and it was time to break out! So here we are, new blog, new recipes, and we hope, even more new friends.

We've moved away from the Standard American Diet, which seems to have made more people less healthy rather than MORE, and it's been good for both of us. We're pretty close to Primal Blueprint/Paleo and not only lost weight but lost a bunch of health problems along the way, so our recipes reflect that.

NOTE/Disclaimer:

We don't attempt to make any claims for the Primal/Paleo diet beyond passing along our personal experiences and recent research, along with our recipes. We don't give medical advice or attempt to diagnose or treat any form of illness.

Contributors or any other persons in any way connected to this blog shall have no liability, responsibility, or commitment to any persons reading or trying the recipes included here. We just want to share good food and good times!

(Sorry, just seemed prudent to pass that along, as several other blogs and books have!)